Obiageri Amaechi

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Obiageri Amaechi
Personal information
Full nameObiageri Pamela Amaechi
Born (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 25)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Sport
Country
  • Flag of the United States.svg United States
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
College team Princeton Tigers
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2024
Regional finals 2022
Commonwealth finals 2022
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Discus throw
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra Discus throw
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Douala Discus throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Port Louis Discus throw

Obiageri Pamela Amaechi (born March 12, 1999) is an American-born Nigerian discus thrower who won the discus event at the 2023 African Games and came third in the discus events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 African Championships in Athletics. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and has also competed for the Princeton Tigers in U.S. college athletics.

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Personal life

Amaechi is from San Francisco, California, U.S. [1]

Career

In 2018, she won the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship discus event, competing for Princeton Tigers. [1] As of 2022, she was the Ivy League record holder in discus, and had received All-America honors twice. [2] She competed for the United States at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, where she finished 14th in the qualifying round, and did not qualify for the final. [3]

Amaechi made her debut for Nigeria at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics, finishing third in the discus event. [4] Later that month, she won the Nigerian National Championships event, which was also a qualifier for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [4] [5] She came third in the discus event at the Commonwealth Games. [2] [6] Later in the year, she came third at a Nigerian Sports Festival. [7] Amaechi was one of three Nigerians who competed in the discus event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. [8]

Amaechi won the discus event at the 2023 African Games. [9] On May 19, 2024, she threw a personal best 63.17 metres on at an event in Oklahoma, U.S., which was the second best throw by a Nigerian ever. [10] Later in the year, she came second in the discus event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics. [11] She represented Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [12]

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